Easier
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91 BPM
Intro
C F Am
[Refrão]
C F Am C F
I wish it was easier to be easy on myself
F Am C
Now, I'm bleeding out, but too proud to ask for help
F Am
I'm a mess, but I hold it all together
G F Fm C
Why the hell can't it be easier to be easy on myself?
F Am G
[Verso 1]
C F Am
I've got high expectations
G C F Am G C
Keeping me low my whole life
F Am
Focused on a destination
G C F Am
Forever changing inside my mind
[Pré-Refrão]
F G
Every time I feel okay
Am G
I pull myself back down again
C EM
Say, "I should be doing better."
Dm
But if I talked to somebody
Am G C
The way I always talked to me
G
There'd be no one left
[Refrão]
C F Am C F
I wish it was easier to be easy on myself
F Am C
Now, I'm bleeding out, but too proud to ask for help
F Am
I'm a mess, but I hold it all together
G F Fm C
Why the hell can't it be easier to be easy on myself?
[Verso 2]
C F Am C
Oh, it's hard to keep my head up when I'm face-down
F Am
Facing demons that I've gotten to know
G
But I can't control. No more
F G Am G C
There's got to be some way to feel something other than this
G
And be hopeful for the day when it is
[Refrão]
C F Am C F
A little easier to be easy on myself
F Am C
Now, I'm bleeding out, but too proud to ask for help
F Am
I'm a mess, but I hold it all together
G F Fm C
Why the hell can't it be easier to be easy on myself?
[Pós-Refrão]
G Am F
Life can be so cruel, but not as cruel as me
[Refrão]
C F Am C F
I wish it was easier to be easy on myself
F Am C
Now, I'm bleeding out, but too proud to ask for help
F Am
I'm a mess, but I hold it all together
G F Fm C
Why the hell can't it be easier to be easy on myself?
How to play Easier
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.